au droit de

English translation: at right angles to, perpendicular to

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Explanation:"tirant d'eau" is the draft (Eng. draught) of a vessel, and I'm guessing that they're addressing the effect of the development works on the available depth of the harbour.
"droit" is a very flexible word, used in many idioms

Explanation:"tirant d'eau" is the draft (Eng. draught) of a vessel, and I'm guessing that they're addressing the effect of the development works on the available depth of the harbour.
"droit" is a very flexible word, used in many idioms

Explanation:Draft (US) / draught (GB)is the depth of water which a vessel draws. It is the depth (in a straight vertical line) of a vessel from her waterline to her lowest point. When building docks and / or making modifications to port structures, it is imperative to know the draft of vessels which will be mooring up alongside the quays. If a boat draws 6 meters and there is only 6 meters of water at low tide, then it is not going to be able to accept this sort of vessel without major changes being made.